Quilt & Craft Fair Gympie

lots of people enjoyed the show.

Antique Quilt - beautiful work

The quilt's provenance

The Landline 30 year quilt was also on display.

 

Driving to Gympie

The last weekend in October saw us driving veeerrryy slowly north to Gympie.  It was the beginning of a long weekend & everyone seemed to be leaving Brisbane & heading north.

Finally got to Gympie, settled into our Airbnb & then headed to the Golf Club for dinner.

Finally, a beer!

 

Sandgate Artist Studio Trail

A friend & I hit the Open Studio Trail in Sandgate (just north of Brisbane city) to check these clever artists.  I didn't take any photos of the art but the gardens did inspire.  Above are all from the one garden- so much to look at & so quirky - loved it.  Some inspiration for a quilt or 2 in the mosaics.

This garden was wonderful  & the work of artist Marie Smith & her husband.  She buys the plants & he keeps them alive & they thrive.  He's a wood carver and they share a huge shed.  It was a wonderful day & for those in the area - it's on again this coming weekend (30th & 31st) - there are flags outside the studios and a booklet is available.  Met lots of wonderful people.  A good place to start is Narcoopa Gallery in Phillips Street, Bracken Ridge.

 

More of the Exhibition at The Condensery

Mixed media

These were amazing and the shadows cast added another dimension to the pieces.

Print on textile

View from the Gallery

 

The Condensery Exhibition

Insects - beading & really interesting - probably not to everyone's taste.

The bamboo is wrapped in textiles.

Really strange but might appeal to some.

Mixed media.

Print and textile.

 

Brisbane Valley

This is the Condensery Art Gallery at Toogoolawah is our destination on this trip.  It used to be a condensed milk factory.

On the way, we stopped at Woodford - a great little town.

Coffee & cake at the Brazen Hussey - shared the day with Margaret, Kate & Merody.

 

Round Brisbane

Waiting to go on to the Moggill Ferry to cross the Brisbane River and lunch at a country pub and a drive around the Lockyer & Brisbane Valleys.

Nielsen's Nursery at Loganholme - lunch with Jo and this was our backdrop, running creek and water tinkling and water dragons.  So lovely.

 

Last Day in Cairns

View over Yarrabah - just south of Cairns 

A last ice cream at the Esplanade overlooking the mud flats and watching the pelicans and other birds.

 

Cairns City Golf Course

Always a beautiful drive around a course.

A lovely few hours despite the showers (ooooh - it ryhmes!)

Views & native animals

Rex Lookout on the way to Port Douglas

Friendly natives at a Croc Farm

More native Aussies

We always have our cuddly ones.

One of my favourite Australians

Lookout at Port Douglas - it was a lovely day

Food & Flowers

Breakfast in Lake Street.

Devonshire Teas at Lake Barrine in the mist,

Botanic Gardens - always a great walk.  Enjoy!

Our tropical flowers are so vibrant.